Ferns
Fearna (Irish) | |
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Town | |
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  Ferns Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 52°35′24″N 6°29′49″W / 52.59000°N 6.49694°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Leinster |
| County | County Wexford |
| Elevation | 60 m (200 ft) |
| Population | 1,317 |
| Irish Grid Reference | T017498 |
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1831 | 571 | — |
| 1841 | 632 | +10.7% |
| 1851 | 637 | +0.8% |
| 1861 | 586 | −8.0% |
| 1871 | 568 | −3.1% |
| 1881 | 495 | −12.9% |
| 1891 | 517 | +4.4% |
| 1901 | 495 | −4.3% |
| 1911 | 505 | +2.0% |
| 1926 | 507 | +0.4% |
| 1936 | 342 | −32.5% |
| 1946 | 445 | +30.1% |
| 1951 | 441 | −0.9% |
| 1956 | 588 | +33.3% |
| 1961 | 557 | −5.3% |
| 1966 | 580 | +4.1% |
| 1971 | 712 | +22.8% |
| 1981 | 823 | +15.6% |
| 1986 | 811 | −1.5% |
| 1991 | 859 | +5.9% |
| 1996 | 915 | +6.5% |
| 2002 | 985 | +7.7% |
| 2006 | 954 | −3.1% |
| 2011 | 1,362 | +42.8% |
| 2016 | 1,415 | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 1,317 | −6.9% |
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Ferns (Irish: Fearna, short for Fearna Mór Maedhóg)[8] is a historic town in north County Wexford, Ireland. It is 11 km (7 mi) north of Enniscorthy. The remains of Ferns Castle are in the centre of the town. The town is in a civil parish of the same name.[8]
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- ^ "Sapmap Area - Settlements - Ferns". Census 2016. Central Statistics Office. April 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2020.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b "Fearna/Ferns". Placenames Database of Ireland (logainm.ie). Retrieved 19 October 2021.